Firefighters at scene of fire on Dale Avenue in Flint

FLINT, Michigan -- Firefighters have contained a fire that began around 10:45 p.m. on Dale Avenue.

A home adjacent to the vacant structure has been watered down to prevent the fire from spreading.

Several residents in the area stood and watched as the fire burned out and embers flew in the air.

The fire is at least the third one today in the city, following an early morning fire at Church and 7th streets that engulfed two homes while damaging a third home and a mid-afternoon fire at an abandoned business on Harvard Street and East Sherman Avenue.